Nursing Schools in New Jersey – NJ

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• CNA Training in New Jersey
• Approved LPN Programs in New Jersey
• Nursing Diploma Programs in New Jersey
• Associate Degrees Nursing Programs in New Jersey
• Baccalaureate (BSN) Programs in New Jersey
• RN to BSN Programs in New Jersey
• RN to MSN Programs in New Jersey
• Master’s Degrees in Nursing in New Jersey
• Nurse Practitioner – Advanced Practice Nurse Programs in New Jersey
• DNP Programs in New Jersey
• Featured Nursing Schools in New Jersey

For more than a century the nursing schools in New Jersey have been graduating nurses into the health care field. Recently the number of New Jersey nursing school graduates has not kept up with the demand for highly skilled and educated nurses at New Jersey hospitals and health care agencies. Much of this is attributable to the nursing faculty shortage at the New Jersey area nursing schools, there are not enough instructors to teach the number of applicants, thus not enough nursing students are being graduated to the work force. New Jersey nursing schools turned away hundreds of well qualified applicants due to lack of nursing faculty. However, there is more to the story. Learn more about becoming a nurse in New Jersey.

Online Nursing Schools in New Jersey

A solution for registered nurses is to earn their LPN to BSN, RN to BSN or MSN online at one of the Online Nursing Schools found on this website. These nursing schools are CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education) accredited. There are no waitlists for qualified applicants and the cost per credit is similar to other nursing programs in New Jersey. If you are interested in becoming a member of a nursing school faculty, the University of Phoenix School of Nursing offers an online Master’s in Nursing Health Care Education program that will prepare you for this role. Request information from the featured online schools you’ll find on this site and consider the work and life benefits these nursing programs offer.

New Jersey Nursing Job Outlook and Salary Information

The nursing and nursing faculty shortage is growing each year in New Jersey. No solid solution has been presented as of recently. This means that there has not been a better time to start or advance your nursing career in New Jersey. Hospitals are fighting for new graduates of BSN programs and paying top salaries along with amazing benefits packages. Get your nursing education completed through on of our featured nursing programs and you’re looking at a very promising career.

According to salary.com the median salary for a registered nurse in Atlantic City, NJ is $66,206, in Trenton $66,559, in Vineland $64,200, in Bergen $68,014. According to studentdoc.com the average annual nursing salary in New Jersey is $55,270.

Monmouth University

Monmouth University offers an RN to BSN, Masters in Nursing Programs, as well as post-master’s and post-bachelor’s certificates.

New Jersey Board of Nursing Approved Associate Degree Nursing Programs

New Jersey Board of Nursing Approved Diploma Programs

Seton Hall University – College of Nursing

Programs Offered: BSN, BSN Second Degree, RN-to-BSN, RN-to-MSN Bridge, Master’s, MSN – (Tracks: Health Systems Administration, Case Management & Health Systems Administration, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Adult Nurse Practitioner, Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, School Nursing, and Master of Arts in Nursing Education, Clinical Nurse Leader), Joint MSN/MBA, Graduate Certificates – (School Nurse, Nursing Case Management, Nursing Administration), PhD in Nursing

400 South Orange Avenue,
South Orange, NJ 07079

New Jersey Board of Nursing Approved Baccalaureate Programs

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